Course Description
Contemporary issues and theories in landscape architecture. Emphasis is on the relationship between theoretical approaches and built form.
Athena Title
Contemp Landscape Arch Theory
Prerequisite
LAND 4370
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Identify and differentiate substantive, procedural, and nominal design theories of the 20th and 21st centuries. Explain how other fields of study have influenced landscape design theory and practice. Articulate the role of history in creating the theory base. Evaluate and critique various design ideas, concepts, methods, values, processes, and models of landscape design. Articulate current cultural values and how theory might be used to challenge or change the status quo.
Topical Outline
Twentieth-Century American Modernism in Landscape Architecture Post-Modern Landscape Architecture Current Trends in Landscape Architecture
Syllabus